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03/04 21:17 CST No. 25 Saint Louis beats Loyola Chicago 79-65 to earn top seed
in A-10 tourney
No. 25 Saint Louis beats Loyola Chicago 79-65 to earn top seed in A-10 tourney
By JEFF LATZKE
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) --- Amari McCottry scored 18 points, Dion Brown added 15 and No.
25 Saint Louis clinched the top seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament by beating
Loyola Chicago 79-65 on Wednesday night.
The Billikens (27-3, 15-2) finished unbeaten at Chaifetz Arena for the first
time in the building's 18-year history and tied the school record with their
22nd consecutive home win, 19 coming this season.
Xavier Amos led the Ramblers (7-23, 3-14) with a season-high 25 points and
Kayde Dotson scored 19. Amos made all seven of his shots in an 18-point first
half, including four 3-pointers in a three-minute stretch to close an early
12-point deficit.
Last-place Loyola Chicago came in shooting just 31% on 3s, but kept it close by
outscoring the nation's top 3-point shooting team by nine from behind the arc.
Saint Louis made up for it by shooting 60% overall and finally put away the
game with a run of eight straight points capped by Paul Otieno's layup that
made it 70-54 with 4:49 to play.
Robbie Avila had 12 points and six rebounds in his final home game, and the
sold-out crowd chanted "Rob-bie! Rob-bie!" when coach Josh Schertz pulled him
in the final minute.
After trailing by double digits in their previous three games, including their
only two conference losses, the Billikens threatened to run away with this one
early. McCottry and Brady Dunlap hit back-to-back 3s to finish a string of 12
straight Saint Louis points and make it 18-6.
After Amos' flurry, Avila and Trey Green connected on 3s in a 10-0 burst to put
the Billikens ahead to stay. Saint Louis led 40-32 at the break.
Up next Loyola Chicago hosts George Washington on Saturday. Saint Louis visits George Mason on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Up next Loyola Chicago hosts George Washington on Saturday. Saint Louis visits George Mason on Saturday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
